Minnie’s Bake Shop at the 2014 Grub Street Food Festival 2014 Vendor Lineup at the Grub Street Food Festival The Grub Street Food Festival filled my Sunday with delicious treats created by talented, visionary food innovators. It is one of my favorite events of the year, not only for the amazing food, but also for watching peoples’ faces as they ate the sweet and savory creations from 75+ local food vendors. James and I began our first scouting pass around the festival, thinki

Fany is an accomplished writer, with two published cookbooks.  I am thrilled to provide some insights into her first book, My Sweet Mexico: Recipes for Authentic Pastries, Breads, Candies, Beverages, and Frozen Treats, a 2010 James Beard Award Nominee. Fany pours her spirit into these recipes and provides a personal story for each one.  On a personal note, my family used to spend Christmas and New Year’s in Mexico when I was a kid.  The recipes and photos in My Sweet Mexico

Julia Child is my inspiration.  She was tirelessly joyful, adventurous, smart, fun, naughty, and caring.  I’d tear up when I’d read about her relationship with her husband Paul, especially towards the end of his life.  There was so much love, respect and admiration between them. She traveled the world for her work at the start of her career, as did I.  And then she found her passion in food later in life, as I found my writing passion in the markets.  Never before or since ha

And stop by any Greenmarket to pick up plump, juicy cherries, like the ones in the photo from the Cheerful Cherry Farm! Saturday & Sunday Brooklyn Flea:  I’m definitely feeling the need to visit the Brooklyn Flea, as it’s been a few weeks.  Looking forward to seeing my usual favorites and checking out what’s new in food, artisans, and fleas!  Saturday in the Ft. Green location and Sunday in Williamsburg. Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market and Sunday Gourmet Food Truck Bazaar: The Hel